Clupeidae
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Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus | |
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Family: | Clupeidae
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Clupeidae is a family of teleost fish. It includes the herrings, shads, sardines, hilsa and menhadens. The family includes some of the most important food fishes in the world.
Genera
This family comprises the following 7 genera:
- Clupea
- Ethmidium
- Gudusia
- Hyperlophus
- Potamalosa
- Ramnogaster
- Sprattus
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2023). "Clupeidae" in FishBase. July 2023 version.